90nm GPU's reach their limit?

**maverik-sg1** · 08-28-2006, 09:53 AM

http://www.mvktech.net/content/view/3357/48/

Interesting read, although I dont like the fact that it chose to compare it against a 7900GT.

But to me it shows that 90nm has reacheda limit and that most of the performance gained has come from the DDR4 bandwidth.

Now that we see the shelf life of GPU's is greatly reduced, we also find that the only cards we see are reference designs. I recall that when something was called a 'golden sample' the RAM was better as well as the unit would (usually) clock higher than a standard card - now the only thing spearatling the top clocked models from the value card is the BIOS and the badge.

Seeing these results cement the fact that nvidia should have used DDR4 or the same highest performance DDR3 that waas used in the 512MB 7800GTX to allow the full potential of G71 to be realised.

More annoying is that the so called 'extreme' or 'goes like hell' or 'XXX' series gpus should offer better value (apart from the BIOS and the badge) and ultilised some better ram as well as the dubiously 'hand picked by a orangutang' GPU (nowt against orangutangs u know).

So come on guys give us a real golden sample, or a real XXX, or a real Extreme edition GPU - break the mold and be DIFFERENT!!!

Don't just reclock a BIOS to make more money, make more money by producing a superior product FFS!!

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